From the French Revolution to the Latin American Revolutions

1791-1822

1815 Battle of Waterloo1815 Battle of Waterloo

Napoleon Forces Napoleon Forces Defeated ended French Defeated ended French RevolutionRevolution

Napoleon Exiled to Napoleon Exiled to Island of St. HelenaIsland of St. Helena

Monarchy restored in Monarchy restored in France/ King Louis France/ King Louis XVIII XVIII

Congress of ViennaCongress of Vienna

European Powers meet to European Powers meet to restore peace to Europe restore peace to Europe after warafter war

Conservatives triumph/ Conservatives triumph/ Monarchies restoredMonarchies restored

Concert of Europe – Concert of Europe – Coalition of European Coalition of European powers to keep peace and powers to keep peace and solve conflictssolve conflicts

Unable to stop spread of Unable to stop spread of Liberalism and NationalismLiberalism and Nationalism

Enlightenment Ideas spreadEnlightenment Ideas spread to Latin America to Latin America

300 years of rigid social 300 years of rigid social structure in Latin structure in Latin America caused America caused discontent and discontent and resentmentresentment

Colonialism in the Americas Colonialism in the Americas

1800s

A: The Marketplace of Tlatelolco by Diego RiveraA: The Marketplace of Tlatelolco by Diego Rivera19451945

MeaningMeaning

Mural shows life in Aztec timesMural shows life in Aztec times Idealized Market at Tlatelolco under Aztec Idealized Market at Tlatelolco under Aztec

rulerule

B:The Conquest B:The Conquest by by José Orozco, 1939José Orozco, 1939

MeaningMeaning

Spanish conqueror Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés arrived in arrived in Tenochtitlan, Mexico Tenochtitlan, Mexico in 1519

C: The Absorption of the IndianC: The Absorption of the Indian by by Jose Orozco, 1927Jose Orozco, 1927

MeaningMeaning

Symbolizing the Symbolizing the mythical first mythical first coupling of Spanish coupling of Spanish man and Indian man and Indian womanwoman

Hernán Cortéz and Hernán Cortéz and Malinche/Dona Malinche/Dona MarinaMarina

Creating the Mestizo Creating the Mestizo

Colonial Domination Colonial Domination D : by Diego Rivera D : by Diego Rivera

19331933

MeaningMeaning

300 years of mistreatment by the300 years of mistreatment by the

Colonizing SpanishColonizing Spanish

Enlightenment Inspires Latin Enlightenment Inspires Latin AmericansAmericans

Nationalism leads to Nationalism leads to resentment of French resentment of French Ruler in SpainRuler in Spain

Simón Bolivar inspired Simón Bolivar inspired by French by French RevolutionariesRevolutionaries

Slave Win Freedom in HaitiSlave Win Freedom in Haiti

Island slaves revoled in Island slaves revoled in 17911791

Toussaint L’OuvertureToussaint L’Ouverture

Educated slave/ lead revoltEducated slave/ lead revolt French unable to stop French unable to stop

revoltrevolt 1820 Haiti became an 1820 Haiti became an

independent republicindependent republic

Mexico and Central America RevoltMexico and Central America Revolt

Slave revolts inspired Slave revolts inspired creoles to revoltcreoles to revolt

Sept. 15, 1810 Father Sept. 15, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo encouraged Mexicans to encouraged Mexicans to fight for Freedom from fight for Freedom from Spanish rule.Spanish rule.

““The Grito” / The CryThe Grito” / The Cry

E: The Fight for LibertyE: The Fight for Liberty by by José Orozco, 1939José Orozco, 1939

Father Hidalgo Leading a revolt 1810Father Hidalgo Leading a revolt 1810

Father José MorelosFather José Morelos Mestizo PriestMestizo Priest Continued the call for Continued the call for

RevolutionRevolution Wanted Politcal and social Wanted Politcal and social

reformreform 1820 Liberals forced king in 1820 Liberals forced king in

Spain to adopt a constitutionSpain to adopt a constitution Creoles, Mestizos, Indians Creoles, Mestizos, Indians

banned togetherbanned together Mexico gained Mexico gained

independence 1820.independence 1820. Central America split into Central America split into

separate statesseparate states

Revolution Ignites South AmericaRevolution Ignites South America

Creoles admired French and American Creoles admired French and American RevolutionsRevolutions

1810 Simón Bolivar lead uprising in 1810 Simón Bolivar lead uprising in VenezuelaVenezuela

Known as “The Liberator”Known as “The Liberator” Joined forces with Jose de San MartinJoined forces with Jose de San Martin By 1822, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,By 1822, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,

And Chile gained independence from Spain And Chile gained independence from Spain

Freedom leads to Power StruggleFreedom leads to Power Struggle Bolivar wanted to unite Bolivar wanted to unite

lands he liberated into a lands he liberated into a single nation called Grand single nation called Grand ColumbiaColumbia

Bitter rivals developedBitter rivals developed Split into 4 independent Split into 4 independent

statesstates Power struggles and Civil Power struggles and Civil

WarWar Common people exchanged Common people exchanged

one set of masters for one set of masters for anotheranother

F: David Alfaro SiqueirosF: David Alfaro SiqueirosMuralsMurals

MeaningMeaning

Years of mistreatment by CaudillosYears of mistreatment by Caudillos Military dictatorsMilitary dictators